Liverpool 0 - Bolton 0: Reds held by Trotters in stalemate

The Championship side, who boasted a front-line of former Red Emile Heskey and ex-Chelsea star Eidur Gudjohnson, missed serveral chances to steal a memorable vicotry.

Liverpool, too, through Fabio Borini and Javier Manquillo, missed good chances to move into the next round.

However the stalemate means a replay at the Macron Stadium.

Bolton's best chance came from Dean Moxey's long-range shot which spun just wide, although Simon Mignolet chesting down the ball outside his area and almost getting caught in possession at the end of the first half produced an audible sharp intake of breath around Anfield.

Within five minutes of the restart Henderson's diagonal ball picked out Lazar Markovic, on for the ineffectual Jose Enrique, who passed Matt Mills only to go down just outside the area.

Inexplicably referee Kevin Friend decided the already-cautioned Bolton captain had not committed a foul nor had the Serbia international dived - although television replays suggested the former.

Bogdan judged his block far better when Sterling raced onto a through-ball from Coutinho, who then saw a low drive well saved by Bogdan - only for Javier Manquillo to snatch at the rebound and drag his shot wide.

Bolton knew they would not get many chances but they would have wanted them to fall to Gudjohnsen and a striker of his experience had to do better than ballooning over Vela's cross from 10 yards out.

Rodgers's last throw of the dice was to send on Lucas Leiva and Fabio Borini for Allen and the disappointing Javier Manquillo - and virtually Borini's first touch saw his shot denied by Bogdan.

Another former Liverpool player Jay Spearing, on as a substitute, could have gifted his old club a penalty after seeming to push Henderson as he charged through on goal but Friend saw no foul.

A header wide from Borini and Lucas's long-range effort were Liverpool's last chances as Bolton held on as their fans celebrated like it was a victory and in the directors' box chairman Phil Gartside punched the air.